Director, People Ops – Total Rewards

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in France.

📋 Description

• Direct and expand global People Operations across Europe, North America, and APJ.

• Lead and cultivate regional People and Payroll teams.

• Establish a People operating model that prioritizes technology, automation, and AI.

• Design and implement agentic AI within People workflows.

• Manage and enhance the People technology ecosystem, which includes HRIS, integrations, workflows, data architecture, and AI-driven tools.

• Oversee global Total Rewards operations, encompassing compensation cycles, benchmarking, benefits, equity administration, and vendor management.

• Direct global payroll operations and multi-country execution.

• Ensure compliance with global employment regulations and mobility, including immigration, EORs, and entity-related People requirements.

• Assist managers with performance issues, employee relations, workforce matters, and organizational changes.

• Utilize People data and AI-driven insights to detect organizational trends, risks, and opportunities.

• Aid in organizational design and workforce planning.

• Maintain a hands-on approach in team leadership, systems and agent design, process enhancement, and operational troubleshooting.

• Collaborate with the Chief People Officer, People teams, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Employee Experience, Finance, Legal, IT, and external advisors.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of progressive HR / People experience.

• Significant leadership experience in People Operations and Total Rewards.

• Proven experience in scaling a global B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, or enterprise technology company from around 300 to over 1,000 employees.

• Experience operating across Europe, North America, and APJ, involving multiple entities and EOR populations.

• Extensive experience managing or overseeing global People Operations, payroll, Total Rewards, HRIS, Employee Relations, Compliance, and Mobility.

• Proficient in building People infrastructure for scalability.

• Strong knowledge of European employment landscapes, particularly in France or similarly complex jurisdictions.

• Background in supporting managers and leaders with employee relations, performance, and organizational changes.

• Familiarity with using automation and AI to redesign workflows, minimize manual tasks, and enhance People team capacity.

• Experience in identifying, designing, or implementing AI agents and agentic workflows.

• Strong systems and data-oriented mindset, connecting HRIS, automation, People analytics, and AI.

• Commercially savvy and analytical mindset.

• Player-coach approach.

• Experience in a rapidly growing, global, remote-first setting.

• Proficient in English and French.

• Knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary plus equity.

• Remote-first, flexible, and balanced work environment.

• Selection of work equipment/gear.

• Biannual regional and global in-person offsites.

• Participation in equity programs.